(Further amendment to be moved by Senator
Allison for the Australian Democrats in committee of the
whole)

(1) Page 12 (after
line 32), after clause 10, insert:

10A NEPM to be made within 6 months of signing
international instrument

(1) Within 6 months after Australia signs any international
instrument relating to environmental pollutants, the National
Environment Protection Council must make a NEPM about the treatment
of the pollutant or pollutants in accordance with the
instrument.

(2) In this section, international instrument
means:

(a) any treaty, convention, protocol, agreement or other
instrument type that is binding in international law; and

(b) a part of such a treaty, convention, protocol, agreement
or other instrument.